Alan - Art & Architecture 1

Considered by many scholars the finest extant Mexican codex and one of the most important original sources for the study of pre-Columbian religion, the Codex Borgia is a work of profound beauty, fil……続きを見る

A prominent artist ventured behind locked doors to portray three "forgotten" social classes: the elderly, people in mental institutions, and the prison population. Alan E. Cober began his career in ……続きを見る

Birmingham expanded massively in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, becoming the second-largest city in Britain. It led the way in new technology and manufacturing during the Industrial Revolu……続きを見る

Over the past hundred years, the global motto has been “more, more, more” in terms of growth – of population, of the built environment, of human and financial capital, and of all manner of worldly g……続きを見る

The city of Newcastle upon Tyne and the towns and villages of North Tyneside, including Wallsend, North Shields, Killingworth, Tynemouth and Whitley Bay, were important settlements in the medieval e……続きを見る

Portland, Oregon, is often cited as one of the most livable cities in the United States and a model for "smart growth." At the same time, critics deride it as a victim of heavy-handed planning and p……続きを見る

The headlines about cities celebrating their resurgenceーwith empty nesters and Millennials alike investing in our urban areas, moving away from car dependence, and demanding walkable, transit-orien……続きを見る

最狂熾又摯情的人生絮語 深受無數影迷喜愛的「石內卜教授」，唯一親筆出版的私人日記集結 這個時代獨一無二、無可取代的藝術表演者ーー 本書猶如一張難得的邀請函 帶你進入他表演的後臺 ▌奧斯卡影后艾瑪・湯普遜親……続きを見る

This is a concise and accessible introduction into the concept of objectification, one of the most frequently recurring terms in both academic and media debates on the gendered politics of contempor……続きを見る

Rickmansworth is an attractive small town in south-west Hertfordshire with its origins as farmsteads owned by the Abbey of St Albans. From this time (in the early fifteenth century) a Great Barn was……続きを見る

For much of its history, Bexhill was a small rural town on a hill in East Sussex, a mile or two from the sea. Remains of its manor house can still be seen. The town grew during the Napoleonic wars a……続きを見る

The spa town of Bath has drawn visitors since the Roman’s built baths and a temple at the site of hot springs in the Avon valley. Bath Abbey was founded in the seventh century but it was in the eigh……続きを見る

Newcastle upon Tyne has long been an important city in the north-east of England. A fortress against Scotland, medieval Newcastle grew rich exporting coal, wool and other goods from its port on the ……続きを見る

In this book, author Alan Brooke highlights the historic gates of the City of London: Cripplegate, Aldgate, Aldersgate, Bishopsgate, Ludgate, Newgate and Moorgate. Originating in Roman times, they r……続きを見る

Leicester has long been an important city in the East Midlands. Remains of Roman Leicester can still be seen today, as well as many buildings from the Middle Ages, not least being the resting place ……続きを見る

Lincoln can trace its history back to an Iron Age settlement by the River Witham, subsequently a Roman and Viking town. The Norman castle and medieval cathedral, built on a ridge, still dominate the……続きを見る

Liverpool was a small port on the River Mersey in the medieval period, but started to grow rapidly in the eighteenth century, benefitting from the expanding transatlantic trade. Wealthy merchants bu……続きを見る

The city of Portsmouth, on the Hampshire coast, has been an important naval base for centuries and is still home to much of the Royal Navy’s fleet today. The town has grown around its dockyards, spr……続きを見る

The Staffordshire townships of Trentham and neighbouring Dresden have a fascinating history. Trentham was a large village on the Duke of Sutherland’s estate until the growth of the Potteries towns i……続きを見る

Rye History Touris a unique insight into the illustrious history of this old Sussex port and shows how it has and has not changed during the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Readers……続きを見る

Curious Walks Around London provides an informative and entertaining selection of walks around well-known and some less-visited parts of London. The guide includes Bloomsbury with its literary conne……続きを見る

Alan Roderick-Jones is one of those rare entertainment industry hyphenates whose illustrious career has never been told before. A London and Hollywood production designer, art director, artist, dire……続きを見る

The first edition of Sound Art Revisited (published as Sound Art: Beyond Music, Between Categories) served as a groundbreaking work toward defining this emerging field, and this fully updated volume……続きを見る

Lavishly illustrated with his own photos, Alan Bern's DREAMS OF THE RETURN captures the beauty of Italy, especially the South, accompanied by classic poetry presented in its original Italian and in ……続きを見る

Clinging to precipitous rocky outcrops, six time-worn monasteries appear to emerge from the rock itself… A collection of photos of Meteora, in the region of Thessaly, Greece. 続きを見る

Uto-Aztecan iconic practices are primarily conditioned by the consciousness of the snake as a death-dealing power, and as such, an animal that displays the deepest fears and anxieties of the individ……続きを見る

Alan Lapidus's life has been a Zelig-like romp through most of the cultural and political highlights of the recent past. He has popped up as architect for or observer of many of our era's most iconi……続きを見る

Here in Japan's heart - Past's treasures hide in bustling Metropolises… A collection of photos of Kyoto and neighbouring regions in the historic heartland of Japan. 続きを見る

Alan Mayor has spent the last 25 years photographing the stars of Nashville for record albums, music events, and in personal and candid settings. Now, he gives country music fans some of the greates……続きを見る

Many of eastern Michigan's old boomtowns and sleepy villages are faded memories. Nature reclaimed the ruins of some while progress paved over the rest. Discover the stories of lost communities hidde……続きを見る